c0952 Gold Metallic Animal Print Fringe/Paillete Belly Dance Costume     $145

SOLD OUT
Like most of the costumes on this site, this was a one-of-a-kind piece hand crafted by an Egyptian artisan. THIS COSTUME is GONE. IT CAN NOT BE ORDERED.. Will there be more? Depending on the artisan, general designs may or may not be repeated, but never exactly. It's impossible to say if or when these will show up or in what size or color. I don't have the resources to take the number of requests I get to 'watch for something like xyz and let (you) know when it comes in," I'm sorry, I wish I could.YOU CAN'T ORDER THIS COSTUME. Thank you.
COMING SOON (but not now, please don't ask!), certain SPECIFIC (not all) costumes WILL be custom-orderable indivdually. When that is possible, there will be PLENTY of notices here on the web site, you won't miss it. I'm not sure exactly when this will be put into operation. Please WAIT for notices on the site saying it is possible before asking ANYTHING about 'custom ordering' (I just don't have any info on it now), until then NO COSTUME, INCLUDING THIS ONE, CAN BE ORDERED - IT IS NOT ORDERABLE AT THIS TIME

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Sizing:
> Click For "How to Buy a Costume that Fits", explanation of my sizing, how to apply it to you, also some tips on altering. VERY HELPFUL

DO NOT CALL OR EMAIL ME WITH SIZE QUESTIONS OF ANY KIND UNTIL YOU HAVE 1) READ THE LINKED PAGE ABOVE (How to Buy A Costume that Fits), 2) READ THE FULL DESCRIPTION OF THIS COSTUME INCLUDING NOTES GIVEN WITH THE SIZES, 3) TAKEN YOUR MEASUREMENTS NOW AND CAREFULLY COMPARED THEM TO MEASUREMENTS GIVEN FOR COSTUME IN QUESTION. Please! I'm overwhelmed with emails/calls, which keeps me from posting new costumes! It may be hard to believe, but many, many questions are answered by taking a little time to do this -- even if you think you understand my measurements and/or know yours. Even if you are totally confused (or only know your size in a non-US format - page gives help converting). If you still have questions after that, I'll be delighted to answer them (please email vs. phone if you can -- love to talk to customers, but much easier for me to answer emails quickly) . Thank you VERY much, I greatly appreciate it! - K

For explanation of Bra sizing PLEASE read:
    - Brief Explanation of notations used below.
    - Underbust measurements are NOT a good way to judge bra fit, please read this (short).

Costume # 1 SOLD

Costume # 2 SOLD
(bra/skirts of the costumes may NOT be mixed; fabric patterns differ)

Bra: Should fit range including: 34 D/DD, 36 B+/C+, 38 B. Max underbust = 36."

Skirt Top: Smallest body will reasonably fit approximately = 32," largest body will reasonably fit approximately = 37." Has no elastic. Smaller body sizes (32"-34") will definitely need elastic added. Even if skirt fits with it's own stretch, it's advisable to add elastic as the fabric will not hold its memory forever. See easy tip here.

Skirt Hips at widest: Smallest body will reasonably fit approximately = 36," largest body will reasonably fit approximately = 43." It isn't necessary, but (this would more likely be for smaller sized bodies) if you want to tighten around hips (and resultingly close the hip gap), and easy way is to do so at the bow tie straps. You can pick out stitches and resew if you want, but you can also just fold the strap back under the panel and stitch down.

Width of Skirt Panels Only (may be important to note vis a vis coverage): At Hips (at widest) both front and back panels are about 15" (measured flat, unstretched). Hard to determine exact coverage when entire skirt is stretched around body, but at least to 17."

Width of Side Hip Gap: about 3.5" (measured flat, unstretched).

Skirt length: 38 ."